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Milwaukee Road Railroad

Date: 08 1974
Description: View down double set of railroad tracks towards a Milwaukee Road train, with the engineer about to board. Other men are standing in the background.
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Wisconsin Central Locomotive

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Description: View of the Wisconsin Central Railroad crossing a railroad bridge at Knowlton.
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Boys on the Railroad Tracks

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Description: Two boys sitting on the railroad tracks under a train. The boy on the left is looking back over his shoulder and is wearing a straw hat with a small Americ...
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New Union Railroad Station

Date: 1915
Description: New Union Railroad Station, a stop of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, was completed in the early 1840's.
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Train Collision

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Description: A collision of a freight train with an excursion train on the Chicago and North Western Railway, resulting in six deaths and at least 46 people injured.
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Northwestern Engine No. 5001

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Description: Engine no. 5001 of a Northwestern train.
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Chicago Northwestern Railroad Train

Date: 1910
Description: Car number 557 of the Chicago Northwestern railroad at 7th Street. Eight train workers are standing on or around the train.
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Newly Constructed Trestle Bridge outside Cape Town

Date: 1910
Description: View of the newly constructed trestle bridge outside of Cape Town, South Africa.

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